At Epsom and St Helier Hospitals, above all we value respect. We put respect at the heart of all we do, by living up to our shared behaviours of kindness, professionalism, positivity and teamwork. This enables us to provide great patient care and make ESTH a great place to work. When you sign up to work with us, you sign up to this and we welcome applicants who share our values.
As part of a rapidly expanding service an exciting opportunity for an enthusiastic Respiratory Practitioner has arisen to join our Respiratory Care team. Working as part of our highly effective Multidisciplinary team across both hospital sites the post holder will support the team to provide a seamless service for people with a wide range of Respiratory diseases including Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, Asthma , pleural and Interstitial lung diseases. Working across all aspects of care delivery in both the acute setting and outpatient clinics the post holder will deliver a wide range of services and support continued improvements and developments in respiratory care for patients.
The successful candidate must be capable of working autonomously to provide evidence based interventions to patients, demonstrating expert clinical skills and knowledge whilst promoting patient focused care .You will need to be a highly motivated individual with good interdisciplinary team-working skills. Excellent communication skills are essential to provide professional specialist clinical support and education to medical and nursing staff in relation to respiratory disorders The post holder must be able to initiate and undertake clinical audit and utilise an agreed service plan.
INTERVIEWS TO BE HELD WEEK COMMENCING 13TH JULY 2026
As a member of the Respiratory Team the post holder will provide a quality specialist service to respiratory patients based on researched clinical practice. He/she will act as specialist practitioner to patients with chronic lung disease and a specialist resource to both primary and secondary care services contributing to the development of strategic plans and policies for services aimed at patients with chronic lung diseases.
the Postholder will be expected to
- Be a full member of the Respiratory Specialist Multidisciplinary Team .
- Be recognised as an expert in their field holding additional specialist knowledge and experience.
- Provide leadership in clinical practice for the professional team and peers, and ensuring effective learning experience for students through provision of an educational environment Working as a competent, autonomous clinical nurse specialist.
- Work closely with the Respiratory team, ensuring maximum effectiveness in helping to plan and develop future services.
St George’s, Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals and Health Group cares for a population of four million people in South West London and North East Surrey. Our sites include St George’s Hospital, one of 11 major trauma centres in the UK and the largest healthcare provider and major teaching hospital in the area; St Helier Hospital, home to the South West Thames Renal and Transplantation Unit and Queen Mary's Hospital for Children; and Epsom Hospital, home to the South West London Elective Orthopaedic Centre (SWLEOC).
After years of collaboration, our two Trusts became a hospitals group in 2021. While remaining as two separate Trusts, being a hospitals group will help us to collaborate more closely on research, and the development, education, and training of our 17,000-strong workforce.
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